Environment committee  There's probably some assistance with research.... I'd probably need to think about this a little bit more. Typically this is largely a provincial issue. I'd need to think through what additionally the federal government could provide. I don't know, Doug, if you have something

Environment committee  I think aluminum is probably not a good one to have this discussion on, because the majority of the time you're going to say that aluminum has a high commodity value and you're going to want to go after that material. Generally, right now in the marketplace, you don't need a lot

Environment committee  My answer to that question would be that I don't think state-controlled economies ever work out very well. My suggestion to you would be that what the government needs to do is set outcomes. They need to say that if you put this product in the marketplace, it needs to be recycled

Environment committee  I would say that right now you have a failure of our system, which allows resources that we don't need anymore to flow to disposal options. As I said before, you're looking at rates in Michigan and New York that are below $10 a tonne, we understand. When you add in the processing

Environment committee  Lots of different jurisdictions have used different tools, and many have used multiple tools. In Ontario and in Canada we're using extended producer responsibility, which requires manufacturers to ensure that their products are recycled at end of life, so you're injecting money f

Environment committee  Again, when it comes to diversion of materials, for most materials you're going to be paying more for the recycling or diversion of those materials than for disposal right now. Absolutely, you are going to be paying more, but, again, when you look at it from an economic perspecti

Environment committee  I don't think there is one. There are multiple types of tools you can use. First, a disposal levy would be one of those tools, adding a price at disposal sites or consolidation points. Second, there are also the extended producer responsibility programs into which you inject mone